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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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